Read the passage carefully and fill in the blank.
Happy is the man who... (151) ..... the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of.... (152) instruction and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books he need .... (153).. feel lonely. He always has a pleas- ant .... (154) ... of leisure moments. He is the…(155)… of wealth more precious than gold .... (156).. indeed is the man who does not read and ... (157)... is his life..(158)…gives  the highest kind of pleasure. When we are….(159). …it is a healthy recreation to lose .... (160) .. .in the company of books.

Mark the answer (155).

In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

Like a weak old woman

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Get the ball rolling

1. Paucity of funds
P. universities cannot make
Q. essentials like books
R. sufficient expenditure on
S. ordains that the
6. journals and equipment.

Directions : In the following question, a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given which is divided into five parts, (A),(B),(C),(D) and (E). Part (E) is fixed and highlighted in BOLD. You have to arrange the other four parts to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence (the meaning can be different from the one given in the question). If no such rearrangement is possible mark (e) as your answer i.e. 'No rearrangement is possible'.

The exclusion was not based on gender or sex, but on religious (A) / by veteran lawyer K. Parasaran, sought a (B) / the Nair Service Society, represented (C)/ review of the verdict on the ground that (D) /faith in and character of the deity. (E)

In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

The air hostess said that the passengers must wear face masks during the flight.

Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtjie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of . . . . (1) . . . . between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our . . . . ( 2 ) . . . . selves , which she could not sever any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a contraction at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlocking of hands and instruments demand a totally different relationship.

(2).........
( A ) projected
( B ) protracted
( C ) distracted
( D ) frustrated 

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

To catch a tartar